HomeSmart Homeowner Manual

As a homeowner, you have a lot of influence over how well your home performs.

Partly it is because your behaviour, your habits and the things you do in your home, affect how much water and energy you use, and how damp or cold your home is inside. The good news is that these things are easy and generallyinexpensive to change. For that reason, this Homeowner Manual includes top tips for using your home.

You also make choices which affect your home’s performance. What sort of heating to use? What to spend your money on when you renovate? Is a new kitchen bench more important than under-floor insulation? It can be difficult to decide what choices to make to get the best result for your home.

The Homeowner Manual aims to give you the information on what renovations to undertake. We believe that having an overall plan for improving your home’s performance will get the best result and avoid the common trap of spending ad hocwithout getting the results you want.

A guide to project managing your renovations

The Project Management for Participants guide gives you advice on managing your renovation plan. You’ll find tips and links for each stage of your renovation and information to help you decide whether to project manage your renovation yourself, or to employ someone else to do it for you.